Nancy Brown Sanford
Since March is Women’s History Month, I thought I’d participate in the Ancestral Woman Challenge by sharing some stories about my female relatives. Most of them are unknown women, but they are the reason I exist, and for that reason alone, deserve celebrating. NANCY BROWN 1842-1929 My older brother and I both make our living as writers. Given that, we’ve often wondered how it came to be that two people from a small town in Massachusetts inherited such strong creative genes. Did we inherit our creativity from our mother, who could predict the plot of a tv show within five minutes of the...
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One Last Historical Fiction for Black History Month
Since today is the last day of Black History Month, I thought I’d wrap up with one more historical fiction recommendation. I've always said that the mark of a great historical fiction novel is if, after reading it, you head online to learn more about the characters....
Monday Pep Talk
February 24, 2025 Dear Writer: I want you to know that I see you. I support you. I believe in you. If you’re struggling, I understand. Writing is a hard job, and the publishing world isn’t always fair. Heck, the world isn’t always fair. The rejects, the bad...
Barb’s Book Reviews
AMERICAN DAUGHTERS by Piper Huguley. Portia Washington and Alice Roosevelt couldn’t be two more different people, and yet they had much more in common than people realize. It makes sense that they would become friends in real life. While their friendship is...
Here a Witch, There a Witch
Source: Connecticutghosthunter.com In researching my family history, I was greatly relieved to discover a small typographical error in the family tree. Somewhere along the line, someone changed Frances R. Gould to Francis Gould. Why was I relieved? Because Francis...
Monday Pep Talk
Dear Writer: A word of advice from someone who has been riding the writing roller coaster for thirty years. Life, at its simplest, is a series of time blocks. One second, one minute, one hour, one day. Thousands of finite segments with beginnings and ends, which means...
A Realization and a Recommendation
You may - or may not - have noticed I didn't post anything the last two days. I was neckdeep in my WIP and time got away from me. Last night at around 3AM, when I was pinned down under the covers by ALL THE CATS IN THE HOUSE, I came to two realizations. Posting daily...